By Jay Jaffa

The QPR striker revealed he has received abuse in other countries but insists he hasn't witnessed any in his four years playing in the Premier League

Djibril Cisse has spoken candidly about racism in football ahead of the much-talked about clash between his club QPR and Chelsea on Saturday.

Last November, the same fixture provoked an accusation against the then-England captain John Terry for what was alleged to be a racist act towards QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

Terry was eventually acquitted of the charges and although the rivalry remains fierce between the two west London clubs, Cisse believes it is minor compared to some of the atmospheres he has experienced in Europe.

“The derbies between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos were just so intense,” he was quoted as saying by TheSun. Cisse scored 51 goals in 89 appearances for Panathinaikos, whom he captained, during a two-year spell in Athens between 2009 and 2011.

“In the week building up to the game the fans would come to our training ground, hold meetings with players and tell us what the game meant to them and why we had to win.

“The pressure on the players was huge and the atmosphere was incredible. That derby had much more tension.

“I’m not saying QPR-Chelsea is a nothing game, it’s a huge game and a big derby. But Panathinaikos v Olympiakos is on another level — it’s pure hatred.

“The players get called everything, including racist abuse. There are no boundaries and it is not nice.”

Cisse's current club face Roberto Di Matteo's outfit at Loftus Road looking to improve on a start that has yielded just a solitary point from three games.